Computers in the composition classroom : a critical sourcebook(
Book
)2
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
116 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Computers in the Composition Classroomintroduces new teachers and scholars to the best thinking and practices that inform
sound computer-assisted writing pedagogy. Chapters focus on critical issues such as literacy and access; identity and online
writing practices; composing online; and the future of technology and writing

The forums, profession, and discipline of technical communication, 1971-1992 by Elizabeth O Smith(
)2
editions published
between
1994
and
1998
in
English
and held by
2 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"The technical communication profession has grown rapidly in the years 1971-1992. The changing roles and responsibilities
in the workplace and in academia have created questions about the goals and identity of technical communication. Technical
communication professionals question whether there is the coherence of a discipline or an emerging discipline. They also question
what the common body of knowledge and procedures may be that marks technical communication as distinct from other academic
and professional activities concerned with the production of text and communication of information. ... This study shows that
technical communication has evolved to a discipline. Conceptual topics include Profession, Rhetoric and Composition, Document
Design, Social Construction and Collaboration, and Workplace Communication. Procedures include empirical research methods
(particularly collaborative ethnographic studies of the workplace) and nonempirical methods (such as rhetorical analysis).
Technical communication scholars, researchers, and practitioners interact with professionals in other fields to solve problems
of communication and text production."--Page viii-ix

The newsboy by Elizabeth O Smith(
Visual
)1
edition published
in
1978
in
Undetermined
and held by
1 WorldCat member
library
worldwide

Identifying Competencies--Developing Meta-Skills by Elizabeth O Smith(
Book
)1
edition published
in
1998
in
English
and held by
1 WorldCat member
library
worldwide
A study examined a set of 78 journal articles identified as influential in technical communication (published between 1988
and 1992) and a preliminary list of 63 articles frequently cited between 1993 and 1997. The texts were organized into six
topical groups: profession, rhetoric and composition, document design, social construction and collaboration, and workplace
communication. These topics identify the competencies and meta-skills with which technical communication directs its problem-solving
activities. Results indicate that the competencies and accompanying meta-skills reveal the literacies (stories) associated
with technical communication that establish its place as a discipline--in particular, concerns for document design, text production,
and workplace communication. (The table listing texts frequently cited by authors in technical communication journals is presented.)
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How to write for the world of work by Donald H Cunningham(
Recording
)1
edition published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
1 WorldCat member
library
worldwide
[The aim of this text is] to incorporate up-to-date research and communication practices and other current developments in
the workplace. [The text] reflect[s] the increased diversification and professionalism of the workforce, the globalization
of the workplace, and the expansion of computers and electronic media into a web of overlapping practices that have influenced
all aspects of communication and have led to new perspectives on research, document design, visuals, writing, reading, speaking,
and the storage, retrieval, and transmittal of information ... The unifying theme of this book [is] that workplace writing
and speaking presents specific information to a specific audience for a specific purpose.-Pref